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Document de presse | 2016.05.12
Meningococcal disease: identification of a sexually transmitted variant
A study from the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the Institut Pasteur (France) elucidates the mechanisms of the emergence of an outbreak of meningococcal disease in men who have sex with men (MSM). These results are published in the open access journal PLOS ONE. Neisseria meningitidis during adhesion and invasion of epithelial cells. © Institut PasteurMeningococcal disease...
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Document de presse | 2010.10.04
Malaria: a theory disproved – the parasite can develop and persist in the skin
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated in rodents that, contrary to long-held belief, the malaria parasite is able to develop and produce infectious forms not only in the liver but also in the skin. This discovery proves that the skin is not merely a transitional site for the parasites on their way to the liver, but a site where the parasites can actually develop and even persist...
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Document de presse | 2010.01.18
The life and death of neurons: how a virus can control everything
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) have just discovered that the rabies virus expresses in one of its proteins a key region which enables the human neurons that it infects to survive, and this is an essential condition for the virus to spread in the organism. By identifying the mechanisms which regulate whether the neuron survives or...
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Document de presse | 2004.09.19
New possibilities for fighting the plague
The plague, one of the most dangerous bacterial diseases for man, is currently reemerging in the world. Comparative genome work coordinated by researchers at Institut Pasteur and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US, has shed light on the genetic bases that accompanied the emergence of the extremely virulent plague bacillus from a much less pathogenic ancestor, less than 20,000...
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Document de presse | 2013.10.09
Fine-tuning the approach to malaria and toxoplasmosis research
A study carried out by teams from the Institut Pasteur, the Institut Cochin (Inserm, CNRS, Paris Descartes University), and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology at the University of Glasgow, may very well redefine current approaches to malaria and toxoplasmosis research in terms of treatment development. Their research which focuses on the role played by the protein AMA1 (present...
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Article | 2016.12.02
Health
The Institut Pasteur is putting its scientific expertise to work for the health of populations and individuals. The Institut Pasteur in Paris is home to several national and international centers of expertise that monitor infectious diseases. And the Institut Pasteur Medical Center — which vaccinates thousands of people every year — specializes in infectious and tropical diseases, travel medicine...
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Article | 2017.02.20
Institut Pasteur International Network Missions
The role of the Institut Pasteur International Network is to help improve human health, particularly by dealing with infectious agents, through biomedical research, public health activities, education and innovation and technology transfer. These missions are carried out with a view to sustainable development. This is achieved by building up local capabilities while respecting human rights and...
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Article | 2017.03.16
Workshop on Surveillance and Control of Rabies
The purpose of this course is to provide a practical training on rabies with a special focus on Middle East and Central Asia for students and professionals of animal and human public health sectors.
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News | 2017.05.09
The Zika virus modifies the morphology of the cells and makes them implode
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur (Paris) and Inserm* have successfully filmed the infection of human cells by the Zika virus, using video microscopy. Significant morphological changes to the cell were observed, whereas the cytopathic effects of the Zika virus were hitherto poorly characterized. This allows the virus to multiply before the cell implodes.*This work was supported by grants from...
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Fiche maladie | 2019.01.07
Cervical cancer and papillomavirus
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer in women worldwide. Almost all cases can be attributed to chronic infection with viruses belonging to the papillomavirus family. Globally, approximately 600,000 new cases and more than 300,000 deaths are recorded every year. Cervical cancer can be prevented with regular screening.